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A review by emfass
Desperate Measures by Katee Robert
challenging
dark
emotional
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Similar feelings to my criticism of Neon Gods - so much telling, especially within the interiority of inner monologue, and not a lot of showing, or of propelling the story or characterization through dialogue and interaction between the characters.
Delightful smut, but I think I have to resign myself to the fact that I won't get all I'm looking for from a Katee Robert book. (Which breaks my heart a little, since I adore her.)
For Jasmine, narrator Lessa Lamb was a dream.
For Jafar, narrator Jack Calihan really did not do it for me. His voice was SO deep and harsh in its delivery...it kind of sounded like he wasn't fully comfortable with the material, or thought he had to push over-the-topness onto it. The text is over the top by itself, it doesn't need any help!
Delightful smut, but I think I have to resign myself to the fact that I won't get all I'm looking for from a Katee Robert book. (Which breaks my heart a little, since I adore her.)
For Jasmine, narrator Lessa Lamb was a dream.
For Jafar, narrator Jack Calihan really did not do it for me. His voice was SO deep and harsh in its delivery...it kind of sounded like he wasn't fully comfortable with the material, or thought he had to push over-the-topness onto it. The text is over the top by itself, it doesn't need any help!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Violence
Minor: Gun violence and Vomit
Depictions of consensual nonconsent; heroine's father is murdered offscreen but we hear about it later; the villain hits Jasmine